45. "I just think when compared to his other plays..." In response to In response to 40
not much happens in this one -- outside of Caliban and the interesting points of view presented within the play. But without the discussion of Caliban you don't have much: Aristocrats land on island ruled by desposed Prospero, Prospero meddles, weak romance blooms, crisis is averted at the end, Prospero repents and all is well. I'd rather have the blood of Macbeth or Othello, or the psychological drama of Hamlet, or the real romance of Romeo and Juliet, etc.
So in the end, though, do you think Shakespeare was critical of colonial attitudes, supportive of them, or just having a little mini-debate inside the play before resetting everything to the order it should be?